Old style fluorescent parking lot lights still in use at this older plaza. Most of the original fixtures are still there, the only ones that were replaced was probably due to a pole knockdown.
It's actually brighter in reality, I had to set to exposure lower to prevent the picture from blurring. You can see the replacement lumes in the Streetview, they look like GEs to me.
It started snowing a lot here this past week, the weeks before we had cold rain, wet snow or freezing rain instead.
Bad news, I went by them tonight and a few of the poles have new pole bases next to them, I'm guessing some shoe containers or metal waffles will be going up soon...
Well Joe....maybe no new poles, just moving them? (unlikely, but my local McDonald's had those 80s and 90s flood lights on poles happen to be transferred to new pole base, at first I thought they were going to be replacing the whole pole and fixtures, nope, they simply made new bases and moved them!)
I wanna say I've seen fluorescent "gas station lights" in person but I'm honestly not sure. It would've been in CA for sure if it was.
California has (or had as of over a year ago now) plenty of private mercs left. And the San Jose area is/was predominately LPS, except the Caltrans freeways, which were HPS.
According to the streetview, they were indeed replaced with LED shoeboxes. They kept some fluorescents though, just replacing the ones in front of No Frills.
I've seen fluorescent streetlights at old gas-stations, and a car-wash too.
Massive old beasts, I bet those things weigh a ton!
Would love to have one though...
Fluorescent streetlights used to used here on some downtown streets and expressways back in the 70s along with some gas stations. I don't know why they only did a partial replacement at the lot though. I wonder if the remaining fluorescents still work.
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![Fluorescent Parking Lot Lights
Old style fluorescent parking lot lights still in use at this older plaza. Most of the original fixtures are still there, the only ones that were replaced was probably due to a pole knockdown.
Anyways here's the [url=http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&ll=43.882527,-79.440461&spn=0.015187,0.041928&t=m&z=15&vpsrc=6&layer=c&cbll=43.882527,-79.440461&panoid=C5UExxDIR8TBxO4Y1DE41w&cbp=12,326.38,,0,-7.78]Streetview.[/url]
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Fluorescent Parking Lot Lights
Old style fluorescent parking lot lights still in use at this older plaza. Most of the original fixtures are still there, the only ones that were replaced was probably due to a pole knockdown.
Anyways here's the [url=http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&ll=43.882527,-79.440461&spn=0.015187,0.041928&t=m&z=15&vpsrc=6&layer=c&cbll=43.882527,-79.440461&panoid=C5UExxDIR8TBxO4Y1DE41w&cbp=12,326.38,,0,-7.78]Streetview.[/url]
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It started snowing a lot here this past week, the weeks before we had cold rain, wet snow or freezing rain instead.
California has (or had as of over a year ago now) plenty of private mercs left. And the San Jose area is/was predominately LPS, except the Caltrans freeways, which were HPS.
Massive old beasts, I bet those things weigh a ton!
Would love to have one though...